Sept. 22, 2009 in Region
WASHINGTON — The jobless in those states hardest hit by the recession would get some short-term federal relief under House legislation extending unemployment benefits, already at record levels, for 13 …

Sept. 22, 2009 in City
Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin and her challenger in the 2009 election, Karen Kearney, joined reporter Jonathan Brunt in The Spokesman-Review newsroom Sept. 22 for an informal debate.

Sept. 22, 2009 in City on Page A1
As Pfc. Nicholas Adams held five-day-old Connor against his camouflage uniform Monday, he and his wife, Angela, talked about preparing for the one-year separation they’re about to endure. They’ve known …
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Sept. 22, 2009 in City on Page A1
WASHINGTON – In the wake of a grim assessment from his top military commander in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama has begun a wholesale re-evaluation of war strategy, a process that …

Sept. 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1
WASHINGTON – The recession is profoundly disrupting American life: More people are delaying marriage and home-buying, turning to carpools yet getting stuck in ever-worse traffic, staying put rather than moving …

Sept. 22, 2009 in City on Page A1
Like many people in Spokane County and throughout the nation, Roger Knight was “dumbfounded” when he learned that a schizophrenic killer had escaped while on a field trip to the …

Sept. 22, 2009 in City on Page A3
WASHINGTON – A 24-year-old Afghan man at the center of an unfolding FBI investigation into a possible U.S. terrorism cell was ordered held without bond Monday as authorities raced to …

Sept. 22, 2009 in City on Page A3
NEW YORK – Federal prosecutors have charged a wealthy fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton and other top Democrats in an alleged $292 million Ponzi scheme that spanned more than a …

Sept. 22, 2009 in City on Page A3
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee was revising his sweeping health care bill Monday to address serious concerns from fellow Democrats and a key Republican about insurance …

Sept. 22, 2009 in City on Page A3
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles man whose murder conviction was overturned last month walked out of court Monday a free man after prosecutors announced that they would not retry …
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Sept. 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4
CARACAS, Venezuela – In a dramatic move that seemed like something out of a Hollywood movie, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya sneaked back into his country and turned up Monday …

Sept. 22, 2009 in City on Page A4
BEIJING – China has banned foreign tourists from traveling to Tibet ahead of a parade in the capital to mark 60 years of communist rule, an official said today, amid …

Sept. 22, 2009 in City on Page A4
UNITED NATIONS – China’s ambition to grow quickly but cleanly soon may vault it to “front-runner” status – far ahead of the United States – in taking on global warming, …